Posts Tagged ‘satire’
Dark Comedy ‘God of Carnage’ Tackles the Unveiling of a Superficial Society
Descending from superficial civility to the basest satire, Backyard Renaissance’s God of Carnage opens the floodgates on disheveled, disfigured drama and who we are behind closed doors when we are forced to reckon with our fears and frustrations.
Read MoreActors Bryan Banville & Luke Harvey Jacobs ‘Tolerate’ Each Other in Diversionary’s Hilarious ‘Irma Vep’
A gay play that entertains its audiences with both its wit and its perspicacity…
Read MoreSatire ‘It’s a Wonderful Vida’ brings telenovela and sitcom vibes to Chula Vista’s OnStage Playhouse
Radical drama abounds in OnStage Playhouse’s It’s a Wonderful Vida as the American dream goes on trial and is found guilty. Running at the Chula Vista venue through December 21, this world premiere by playwright/director Herbert Sigüenza is a witty period piece which explores the experiences of a Tejano family living in Corpus Christi circa Christmas 1957 through the application of a situational comedy lens…
Read MoreIf you “let the people decide,” they’ll doubtless call Scripps Ranch’s The Outsider the winner
From the first beat of the pre-show announcement to the very last scene, get ready to laugh your way all the way out of the governor’s office with Scripps Ranch Theatre’s newest offering, The Outsider
Read MoreNo Business Like Show Business in North Coast Rep’s ‘Forbidden Broadway’
The most poignant number dealt with theatre as a business…
Read More‘Admissions’ at OnStage Satirically Probes Race in Daily Life
OnStage Playhouse takes advantage of a solid cast to explore how race and racism has crept into daily life during a period of sharply contrasting ideological differences…
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